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Brahea (?) ID request

Sean Osborne

By Sean Osborne
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Sean Osborne

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Hi, I'm trying to identify what I'm fairly sure is a Brahea of unknown species.

It's about 12 feet (3 metres) to the crown, and has a trunk which is only partly clean (not to the ground) is patchy and somewhat ragged looking.  It holds on to its flowers  pretty tightly long after they are past. Drought tolerant, growing in Santa Barbara, CA.

Thanks in advance!

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Looks like Trachycarpus to me. 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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SeanK

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I think a Brahea that height would have thicker petioles. Barbs like a hacksaw would lean towards Trachycarpus.

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This would have to be a trachycarpus. 

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